adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
idea (in Platonic thought)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
nothing but; none other than
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
visual hallucination; vision
to become clear; to be made public
correlation; interrelation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)
Kōnin era (810.9.19-824.1.5)
Jōgan era (859.4.15-877.4.16)
Sri-mahadevi (consort of Vaishravana)
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
mitsuda-e; litharge painting; oil painting with litharge as a desiccant; painting with a glue and pigment mixture, coated with litharge oil for luster
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
discussion; argument; debate
wall bearing no exposed pillars
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
woman; female; feminine gender
strange; mysterious; queer